stand for

verb

1. to represent or mean
2. to be or become a candidate for
3. to support or recommend
4. informal.
   to tolerate or bear

   he won't stand for any disobedience

Example Sentences

How, but as a man of principle, shall he stand for-ever in our memory and in the human mind?

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• exemplify
• imply
• represent
• suggest
• symbolize